Check-book clamp



Jan. 8, 1924'. 1,480,196

R. W, CUDWORTH CHECK BOOK CLAMP Filed March i, 1923 Patented tlan.. d, 1924.

NlTED STATES ROYAL W. CUDWORTH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

' Application filed March 1, 1923.

To all wwm may Concern.'

Be it known that l, ROYAL W. CUDwon'rH,

a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of San .Franci-sco, county of San Francisco, 5 State of California, have invented a new and useful Check-Book Clamp, of which the following is a specication.

rlhe present invention relates to improvements in clamps or holders for check books or the like, and its object is to provide means for holdin-g a folding check book in a flattened condition when the same is to be used. Folding check books, as now commonly used, can be written on with difficulty only since the leaves have a tendency to fold and particularly since very often a firm support cannot be had for the check book when writing out a check.

lily check book clamp is particularly dechef'k book so that it may be slid into an inactive position where it does not interfere with the folding of the book and into an active position where it straightens out and 25 flatens the fold so that a check may be written conveniently.

The preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying' drawing in which Figure 1 shows a plan view of an unfolded check book having my clamp attached thereto, Figure 2 a section taken along line ll-ll of Figure 1, Figure 3 a section taken along line lll-lll of Figure l and Figure 4.a perspective view of my clamp taken by itself. lVhile l have shown only the preferred form of the invention it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached Without signed to slidably engage the leaves of' the.

departing from the spirit of the invention.y

CHECK-Boonv CLAMP.

Serial No. 622,153.

way between the left hand side of the stubs lower edges of the checks. The spring members are presented as leaves curled at both ends as shown at (16) and having a. central portion (17) secured to the flanges The use of my clamp will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The clamp may be slipped over the book when the same is in an unfolded condition. To allow the check book to be folded it is slid to engage a normally straight portion of the check book. l/Vhen the checkbook is to be used the clamp is slid over the folded portion whereby the whole check book is straightened out and allows a check to be written out without difliculty.

l claim:

1. A clamp for a book of the character described comprisinga back member adapted to lie against the back of the book, flanges rising from said member on opposite edges of the book, and a leaf spring secured to either flange having curled ends adapted to bear onthe leaves of the book for flattening the same.

2. A clamp for a book of the character described comprising a back member adapted to lie against the back of the book, flanges rising from said member on opposite edges of the book, and a leaf spring for each flange having a central portion attached thereto and having curled ends adapted to bear on the leaves of the book for fiattening the same.

ROYAL WV. CUDNORTH. 

